Vegetarian foods high in Calcium

Calcium absorption from food depends on what else you eat at that meal. Phytates in grains and oxalates in leafy greens bind calcium and prevent your gut from taking it in. The numbers in the table below show total calcium, but your body may capture only part of it, depending on what you pair it with.

Dairy products, canned fish with bones, and fortified plant drinks cluster at the top of this ranking. Leafy greens contain calcium in large amounts yet sit lower in actual usable calcium because oxalates interfere with absorption. To meet the 1300 mg Daily Value, most people need multiple sources across the day rather than one single food.

Without dairy or fish, calcium comes from fortified plant drinks, tofu made with calcium sulphate, and leafy greens; though greens pose an absorption problem. Fortification becomes the reliable route: a glass of fortified soya drink delivers more usable calcium than a handful of spinach. You need to read labels closely, because not all plant-based alternatives are fortified, and levels vary widely between brands.

FDA daily value: 1300 mg

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Showing 2851–2900 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2851 Corn dogs, frozen, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2852 Bread, raisin, enriched, toasted Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2853 Bread, oatmeal, toasted Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2854 Peanut spread, reduced sugar Legumes and Legume Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2855 Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC NEOSURE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA Baby Foods 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2856 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, milk cream Fats and Oils 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2857 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, without salt added Nut and Seed Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2858 Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2859 Cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2860 Snacks, potato chips, cheese-flavor Snacks 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2861 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2862 Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, dried Nut and Seed Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2863 Cardoon, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2864 Seaweed, irishmoss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2865 Juice, apple, grape and pear blend, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2866 Prunes, dehydrated (low-moisture), uncooked Fruits and Fruit Juices 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2867 Snacks, potato chips, sour-cream-and-onion-flavor Snacks 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2868 Pancakes, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% USDA_SR
2869 Salad, taco, with salsa, homemade Mixed Dishes 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2870 Kale, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2871 Cardoon, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2872 Peanut butter, lower sugar Legumes and Legume Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2873 Pancake, plain (includes buttermilk), frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2874 Soup, cream, asparagus, canned, condensed, 2% M.F. milk added Soups, Sauces and Gravies 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2875 Snacks, potato chips, cheese Snacks 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2876 Snacks, potato chips, sour cream and onion Snacks 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2877 Shake and bake, dry Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2878 Sweet roll, cinnamon with raisins, commercial Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2879 Pie, coconut cream, prepared from mix, no-bake type Baked Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2880 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2881 Nuts, Japanese chestnuts, dried Nuts and Seeds 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2882 Nuts, pecans, dry roasted Nuts and Seeds 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2883 Seaweed, irishmoss, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2884 Onion, spring (green) or scallion (includes tops and bulb), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2885 Kale, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2886 Cardoon, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2887 Prune, dehydrated (low moisture), uncooked Fruits and fruit juices 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2888 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, scrambled or omelet Dairy and Egg Products 72.00 mg 6% CNF
2889 Blackeye pea, dry Legumes and Legume Products 71.40 mg 5% USDA_FF
2890 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER CRUNCHY BRAN Breakfast Cereals 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2891 Babyfood, beverage, GERBER, GRADUATES, FRUIT SPLASHERS Baby Foods 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2892 Cereals ready-to-eat, HEALTH VALLEY, FIBER 7 Flakes Breakfast Cereals 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2893 Danish pastry, cinnamon, unenriched Baked Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2894 Danish pastry, cinnamon, enriched Baked Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2895 Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe Baked Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2896 Bread, oat bran, toasted Baked Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2897 Beverages, coffee, ready to drink, vanilla, light, milk based, sweetened Beverages 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2898 Bread, cinnamon Baked Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2899 Nuts, walnuts, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR
2900 Nuts, walnuts, glazed Nut and Seed Products 71.00 mg 5% USDA_SR

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